It Starts with a Question: Food and Beverage
Incorporating sustainability into events may seem daunting. The myriad of options available to make your events more sustainable can leave your head swimming. There is no clear path to immediate...
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A Story About Sustainable Production vs. Sustainable Reduction
What do you see in the picture above? Hint: It’s not often seen by event attendees… Answer: This is a pile of hundreds of waste bags waiting for sorting at a waste sorting station after a meal serving...
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The Power of the Pig: A Sustainable Approach to Food Recovery
Food Recovery Food recovery is challenging whether you are a conscientious planner, member of a venue team, or a sustainability professional. Ultimately, if we don’t implement the recovery process,...
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Event Waste Reduction: The Unsung Hero
Waste Reduction is Overlooked Event waste reduction is a strategy that encompasses all aspects of sustainability. When it comes to sustainable events, we often hear about: The goal of hosting a...
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Cool Things Clients Do – In the Eye of the Beholder
Attendee Experience The host organization of an event says they are sustainable and use the earth’s resources wisely. Are the attendees experiencing the sustainable initiatives? Are they learning how...
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Diversity Scholarship Programs Open Doors to Possibilities
If one of the goals of your event is to be inclusive, a diversity scholarship program may be perfect for your community. ROSCon has a well-established diversity scholarship program and invites students...
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Finding Sustainability in an Excessive Industry
Excessive Consumption Finding sustainability in an industry known for excessive consumption. It can be challenging when you are inundated with how fabulous life is with these things. In today’s world...
View ArticleTake the Leap…Where Will You Be in Four Years?
It is no coincidence that this blog is posted on Leap Day. This “extra” day offers an extraordinary opportunity which comes but every 4 years. Reflecting Back To Move Forward Take a moment to reflect...
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Taylor Swift’s Private Jets Aren’t The Problem
This blog post starts as many in 2024 do: with Taylor Swift. Specifically, the attention Tay Tay (as her friends call her) has received for her private jet use. So.much.attention. I get it in many...
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Cool Things Clients Do – Corporate Responsibility Issue
What does it mean for organizations to actively promote corporate responsibility, especially during events where they convene their communities to further their work worldwide? In our series...
View ArticleA Pivotal Moment Thanks to a Styrofoam Cup
A Styrofoam Cup & the Aha Moment How did a styrofoam cup change the path of an event company? In the early days of event planning at MeetGreen, there was an “Aha” moment that changed the course of...
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If You Had Hired MeetGreen, You Would Be Green Right Now!
That’s right, you would be green by now if you had hired MeetGreen to manage your event. We would have set you up for success by managing the conference logistics and using a sustainable strategy to...
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Good vs. Bad: Real Lessons from Sustainable Event Choices
As President of MeetGreen, the past 30 years of experience has given me real life lessons. Making sustainable event choices in the events industry has guided myself and the MeetGreen team. Pushing...
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Be Sure To Take The Tour: Waste Management Basics
Waste management basics start with one tried-and-true best practice to help you gauge your venue’s progress on its waste management journey. Taking a back-of-house tour during your site visit or onsite...
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Empowering Local Leaders: A Sustainable Events Workshop
Sustainable events come in all shapes and sizes, from large convention centers to corporate incentive events. In building our efforts to create more sustainable events across the board, the MeetGreen...
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Hybrid Meetings Are Alive and Well
Many clients are holding hybrid events to include attendees who are unable to attend for environmental, economic, social, or health reasons. With creativity and inclusiveness at the forefront, hybrid...
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Defining & Measuring a Zero-Waste Event
How Do We Measure a Zero-Waste Event? There is no agreed-upon definition of a zero-waste event and no standard for measuring it. In fact, we’ve been measuring it all wrong! The Problem – Current...
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How Can the Event Industry Reduce Food Waste?
Reducing food waste in the event and hospitality industry may seem daunting, but it is achievable. By taking proactive steps, you can plan menus for events of any size, whether for 100 or 10,000...
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What Makes Waste a Noun and a Verb?
The events industry has been focused on waste, whether from the showroom floor, extra swag that won’t be used, or packaging. For good reason, the industry has a bad reputation for waste. Several...
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